
Vodafone Idea Signs 25-Year Mumbai Metro Line 3 Network Deal with ACES India
The carrier will access shared neutral-host active and passive infrastructure to deliver 4G and 5G coverage across the underground transit corridor.
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The carrier will access shared neutral-host active and passive infrastructure to deliver 4G and 5G coverage across the underground transit corridor.

Bangladesh telecom operators lost 170 base transceiver station cards and thousands of metres of power cable to organised theft across Greater Dhaka this year.

The provincial government is deploying iGate connectivity, Smart Corporate Lines, and ePLDT-managed Microsoft 365 tools to modernize public administration.

Thailand’s Central Administrative Court will decide on Friday whether to overturn the selection panel’s disqualification of NBTC chairman Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck.

Chief of Wholesale Adel Alaskah outlined the carrier’s subsea cable and terrestrial infrastructure at Submarine Networks World in Singapore.

Regulators will open consultations on broadcast codes while aligning regional spectrum and space communications with mainland China’s five-year framework.

Southeast Asia saw a 20% jump in network emissions as regional carriers spent $7 billion on energy in 2024, according to the GSMA.

Managing director Harsha Konduri said Google will focus on platforms equipped with security, governance, and cost management features.

The six-nation Candle subsea cable will land in Batam and run 24 fiber pairs to Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan.

The pact follows Vodafone PNG’s co-location deal with state-owned Telikom PNG in August as the country prepares for 5G rollout.

Tokyo plans JPY 2.4 trillion in public and private spending through 2040 as aging vessels at NTT and KDDI threaten connectivity for cloud and AI networks.

An annual bilateral dialogue will rotate between Jakarta and New Delhi to monitor joint tech ventures and emergency network resilience.

The 600,000-kilometer fiber network now serves over 600 major customers and enables 24-hour activation across global routes.

The preliminary agreement establishes a commercial testing pipeline through U Mobile’s Enterprise Innovation Platform to target Malaysian businesses.

The package includes debt tranches of three to seven years in Singapore dollars and yen to acquire assets and refinance existing debt.

India generates about 20 per cent of the world’s data but accounts for only 4 per cent of global data center capacity.
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